Those Who Leave and Those Who Stay
A Novel (Neapolitan Novels, 3)
By Elena Ferrante | Publisher: Europa Editions
About the book
Part of the bestselling saga about childhood friends following different paths by “one of the great novelists of our time” (The New York Times).
In the third book in the New York Times–bestselling Neapolitan quartet that inspired the HBO series My Brilliant Friend, Elena and Lila have grown into womanhood. Lila married at sixteen and has a young son; she has left her husband and the comforts her marriage brought and now works as a common laborer. Elena has left the neighborhood, earned her college degree, and published a successful novel, all of which has opened the doors to a world of learned interlocutors and richly furnished salons. Both women are pushing against the walls of a prison that would have seen them living a life of misery, ignorance, and submission. They are afloat on the great sea of opportunities that opened up for women during the 1970s. And yet, they are still very much bound to each other in a book that “shows off Ferrante’s strong storytelling ability and will leave readers eager for the final volume of the series” (Library Journal).
“One of modern fiction’s richest portraits of a friendship.” —NPR
Editions of Those Who Leave and Those Who Stay
- Paperback
- ISBN 9781609452339
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Part of the bestselling saga about childhood friends following different paths by “one of the great novelists of our time” (The New York Times).
In the third book in the New York Times–bestselling Neapolitan quartet that inspired the HBO series My Brilliant Friend, Elena and Lila have grown into womanhood. Lila married at sixteen and has a young son; she has left her husband and the comforts her marriage brought and now works as a common laborer. Elena has left the neighborhood, earned her college degree, and published a successful novel, all of which has opened the doors to a world of learned interlocutors and richly furnished salons. Both women are pushing against the walls of a prison that would have seen them living a life of misery, ignorance, and submission. They are afloat on the great sea of opportunities that opened up for women during the 1970s. And yet, they are still very much bound to each other in a book that “shows off Ferrante’s strong storytelling ability and will leave readers eager for the final volume of the series” (Library Journal).
“One of modern fiction’s richest portraits of a friendship.” —NPR
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Those Who Leave and Those Who Stay about?
Part of the bestselling saga about childhood friends following different paths by “one of the great novelists of our time” (The New York Times).
In the third book in the New York Times–bestselling Neapolitan quartet that inspired the HBO series My Brilliant Friend, Elena and Lila have grown into womanhood. Lila married at sixteen and has a young son; she has left her husband and the comforts her marriage brought and now works as a common laborer. Elena has left the neighborhood, earned her college degree, and published a successful novel, all of which has opened the doors to a world of learned interlocutors and richly furnished salons. Both women are pushing against the walls of a prison that would have seen them living a life of misery, ignorance, and submission. They are afloat on the great sea of opportunities that opened up for women during the 1970s. And yet, they are still very much bound to each other in a book that “shows off Ferrante’s strong storytelling ability and will leave readers eager for the final volume of the series” (Library Journal).
“One of modern fiction’s richest portraits of a friendship.” —NPR
What core themes, tropes, or subjects are explored in Those Who Leave and Those Who Stay?
Fiction > Fiction: literary and general non-genre
Where can I read a sample of Those Who Leave and Those Who Stay?
You can read an official preview of the few pages here https://www.book2look.com/book/9781609452339
Is Those Who Leave and Those Who Stay part of a series, and can it be read as a standalone?
Yes it is a part of series Neapolitan Novels
Who is/are the Author/s of the book Those Who Leave and Those Who Stay?
Elena Ferrante
Who is the Publisher of the book Those Who Leave and Those Who Stay?
Europa Editions
What are the ISBN numbers for the physical and digital editions?
Those Who Leave and Those Who Stay is available as paperback(ISBN 9781609452339)
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